Michael Tolliver Lives
By Armistead Maupin

This is where we catch up with Michael aka Mouse, who we first met back in the 1970s in Tales of the City. Fast forward 7 books and we're in the present day with michael and the various characters he still knows from his days at Barbary Lane where all this started.

So, how many ways do I love Armistead Maupin? Let me count the ways.

1. He writes about a city I love with such affection and colour that you feel like you’re right there

2. He's created a set of charcaters in Tales of the City that are so well-thought out that they lasted throughout his series and have transplanted to the present-day successfully without feeling stranhge or anachronistic

3. These characters are put in stagne siutautions whilst still being funny, deeply flawed and real

4. He's realistic about negative things (AIDS, suicide, old age)  without being mawkish or preachy

5. His style and flow are complex but easy to read, witty without being snarky, and for that I am deeply envious of him 

I'd recommend this but if you've never read any of his work start at the beginning wits the acer than ace Tales of the City